All posts by Sam J. Miller

November 3rd, 2009

Sam J. Miller’s 25-Word Reviews #2

Paranormal Activity (movie, dir. Oren Peli, 2009)

Above-average scary. Neat pacing. Best with a full house in big cities. Overheard: “This is dumb good,” “We’re gonna have to get the bootleg.”

The September Issue (movie, dir. R.J. Cutler, 2009) …more

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September 25th, 2009

Sam J. Miller’s 25-Word Movie Reviews #1

Let the Right One In (the movie) (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)

Somehow makes vampires feel fresh. Fascinating aesthetic: colorless cinematography, minimal dialogue, affectless acting. Touching, scary, tender. An astonishing little girl. Also? Swedes are freaky-looking. …more

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September 4th, 2009

Sex, Death, Facebook

I do not know this boy. He’s a friend of a Facebook friend—some girl I hated in high school, and friended so I could see how wrong her life had gone. …more

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Sam J. Miller is a writer and a community organizer. His work has appeared in literary journals such as The Minnesota Review, Fiction International, Fourteen Hills, Permafrost, and Pindeldyboz. He is the recipient of a 2008 Literary Fellowship and Residency from the Bronx Writers Center. Visit him at www.samjmiller.com, facebook.com/samjmiller, and/or drop him a line at samjmiller79@yahoo.com.

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